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Norwegian Star Cruise Review to Transatlantic

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 49

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
Norwegian Star

15 Night Transatlantic Westbound (Rome To Miami)

Sail date: November 05, 2017

Ship: Norwegian Star

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10588

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Overall a great crossing with many fun and memorable experiences and new people, which over shadowed the poor embarking and Teo negative staff experiences! Doing it again next year!

Embarkation

1 out of 5
Arrived in Civitavecchia and a wild rain storm occurred. No covered areas to wait for port buses to take to ship, not enough buses requiring long wait time in the pouring rain. We were soaked bags wet and to add insult to injury, once paper processed we had to go out in the rain again to board the ship.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Main dining needs more variety in menu selections on long cruises. Same menu for each restaurant with sometimes different preparations between restaurants. O’Sheehan continually left me wanting for what I ordered is not what I received.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Fitness center and golf were wonderful since I do Tai Chi they were accommodating allowing me space when not in use. Pools too crowded!

Entertainment

2 out of 5
Musical trio played virtually every nite in prime location (atrium) were limited vocally and musical selection not diverse for population. Assumptions were made about musical selections. Other stage shows were excellent especially string duo and female pianist/ singer

Children's Programs

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Service was overall wonderful except for two experiences with Chinese staff, one stewardess and one guest services. They require more training in handling different cultures from their own and how to not offend guests.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Older ship is well maintained and thoroughly cleaned.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Bed was comfortable and room dimension allowed for ease of movement. Size of bathroom was a great plus for taller guests.

Ship tip

Expect a major difference from larger ships in selection and variety, but staff makes it most enjoyable.

Ports of call

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

4 out of 5
Lovely place and shopping is amenable to variety of guests. Covered areas for transportation back to ship for inclement weather.

Marseille (Provence), France

5 out of 5
Love it all around!

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5
Shore excursion not running do to political situations but loved Barcelona!

Funchal, Madeira

5 out of 5
Absolutely love love this port. Very diverse in ethnic charm , historic architecture and marvelous people. Did I say I love this port ?

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5
Welcome to Miami, the best in South Florida!

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
We were in transit customers for first time and the process was faultless.
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